General Confederation of the Portuguese Workers
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The General Confederation of the Portuguese Workers is Portugal’s largest trade union federation, historically aligned with left-wing politics and influential in labor rights and social movements in the country.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | trade union federation ⓘ |
| activity |
collective bargaining
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organization of strikes ⓘ political lobbying ⓘ worker education ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| countryOfOperation | Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
labor rights
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social movements ⓘ trade unionism ⓘ |
| goal |
defense of workers’ rights
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improvement of wages and working conditions ⓘ promotion of social justice ⓘ |
| hasOrgan |
executive committee
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national council ⓘ |
| hasPart |
regional unions
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sectoral unions ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Lisbon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalAlly | Portuguese Communist Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | left-wing politics ⓘ |
| inception | 1970 ⓘ |
| language | Portuguese ⓘ |
| legalForm | trade union confederation ⓘ |
| memberOf |
European Trade Union Confederation
NERFINISHED
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World Federation of Trade Unions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLabel | Confederação Geral dos Trabalhadores Portugueses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeShortName | CGTP–IN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
historically close to the Portuguese Communist Party
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largest trade union federation in Portugal ⓘ major actor in Portuguese social dialogue ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | communist movement ⓘ |
| regionServed | Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope | national ⓘ |
| shortName |
CGTP
NERFINISHED
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CGTP–IN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
opposition to Estado Novo dictatorship
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participation in Carnation Revolution period ⓘ |
| significantRole |
influence on Portuguese labor legislation
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organization of general strikes in Portugal ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | confederation of trade unions ⓘ |
| website | https://www.cgtp.pt/ ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Portuguese Communist Party
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General Confederation of the Portuguese Workers
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